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Breaking: Plan to Eliminate Island-by-Island Travel Rules Gets Heard

Updating HB1286 with Hawaii legislature to the forefront. If passed, all islands would follow a single COVID travel policy.

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  1. I’m having a hard time finding information here for how to return to Kauai if I am a resident of Kauai?
    I can’t afford a resort bubble, and that would be way more dangerous than my single occupant residence.
    My return flight has been cancelled multiple times, and I am looking at my original purchase of a $200 return one way turning into a $500 one way, if I am too old to sleep in an airport on a 25-30hr itinerary… and likely will just lose my original purchase credit (they won’t refund a cancelled flight, after you have taken a credit because they originally wouldn’t offer a refund). So I’m likely out $700 to get home.
    I already did a 14day quarantine returning from dental work last June, and really, really don’t want to do that again.
    The county I have stayed on the mainland actually has less cases than Kauai.
    How do I get home?
    Mahalo for information about residents, too,

    ‘Stuck on the mainland’

    1. Hi A.M.

      The options for residents are, at this time at least, no different than for visitors. 10-day quarantine, or 3-night resort bubble or another island first followed by 2nd test.

      Aloha.

  2. yes that would be great, a state-wide plan. I also think they should start the vaccine exemption program now. As the people most likely to have both vaccines at least 2 weeks ago, are healthcare workers, first responders, and those over 75. At what point will you have a population more versed in the use of ppe and likely to be very cautious than right now. Give us a break we need it.

  3. Please add a statement that will stop businesses from over charging (price gouging) a person for the Covid tests, tracking bracelets, and hotel accommodations.

    Thank you,
    Lorraine R.

  4. I believe that there should definitely be consistent rules for all of the islands. I was planning on having my wedding in Kauai in March and my father was going to be there to give me away. I recently found out that they’re allowing United Airlines, which is who my dad bought his tickets through. However they’re not allowing American Airlines (without quarantine) which is who my fiance and I bought our tickets through. How is my dad supposed to go to my wedding if I’m not there?

  5. Please can the state have ONE policy on testing and travel?! Having each island make their own rules is confusing at best and makes me consider just selling my timeshare all together. I love Hawaii, Kauai in particular, but having to know each island’s rules and regulations on what test I need and how many, how many days prior I need to have it etc. is just too confusing and makes it really off putting to want to plan a vacation.

  6. My wife and I have a three week time share on Oahu. We have been coming to Hawaii for over 25 years straight.
    This is the first year we will not be visiting at least one of the other Islands due to the current travel policies. We took the COVID pre travel test as required but simply can not afford or justify a second test. We are upset that we will miss the Maui whale cruises and activities.

    1. Maybe if you cut a cruise you could afford the tests. Your making a decision to be unhappy. Decision is yours and you are blessed to have those options. Try to find gratitude.

  7. Do something consistent so your businesses can get their tourist industry back before they all go under.

  8. Yes there needs to be a state-wide plan. To continue to allow island mayors to tweak the plan and implement their own ridiculous measures is confusing to travelers. I own property on Kauai and Big Island and I will not book a trip any time soon because I refuse to have to take multiple Covid vaccines just to travel from island to island or have to spend 3 days in a “resort bubble hotel” at a cost of $280 per night and be retested before I can enjoy my vacation. These people are nuts and what they have done to the State of Hawaii and it’s residents is criminal in my opinion.

  9. I guess the governor should have requested one of the two hospital ships when he thought the brick and mortar hospitals were maxed out. Saw one of the ships in San Diego in August

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